3:10 to Yuma

3:10 To Yuma

Saw 3:10 to Yuma last night and I can already put it in the list of my recent favorites. It is not exactly an unbiased opinion, since I have been a closet western fan since I first started watching movies. In fact, I grew on the spaghetti westerns and films like Magnificent Seven, and Once Upon A Time In The West. My favorite actors of that time were Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef.
3:10 To Yuma is the remake of an old western from 1957, having seen the old version, I was a bit nervous about how this film will live up to the original, a universal concern for all remakes. I was very pleased to see that James Mangold and the crew turned this into a gritty, dark, and emotional film, that still has much of the same story and stayed true to the spirit of the original film. Every cast member delivered a great perfomance, especially Christian Bale, who has quietly become one of my favorite actors. The scenery in the film was picked out very well and matched the raw spirit of the movie. I certainly recommend this to any western fan like myself, all in all this is probably one of the best movies out right now.